A clinic that opens at 4am has cut waiting times by two thirds
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Today · about 1 min · Nomsa Dlamini · Bhekisisa
A small scheduling change, made by the nurses themselves, halved a queue that had been growing for years.
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Waiting times at the clinic have fallen by roughly two thirds since staff shifted opening hours to meet the pattern of arrivals rather than the pattern of office hours.
The change was proposed by nurses and cost nothing to implement.
Why this matters
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